Typically focusing on environmental issues, The Earth Issue is a collective of artists + professional creatives working together to bring about both awareness + financial resources for important causes affecting people + the world around us. Currently flipping their usual focus on the environment on it’s head the collective has launched a Freedom Fundraiser to raise funds for the Black Lives Matter movement, initially directing their first round of funding to the organisations involved in Bail Funds George Floyd + 4Front Project, a UK based youth organisation empowering young people to fight for freedom, peace + justice. After this, each £5,000 raised will be part of the second round of funding which will include individual causes within the Black Lives Matter struggle directly effected by the racial imbalances we still see so prevalent - these causes, smaller organisations + individuals will be carefully selected through a monitored vetting system.
With over 80 photographers donating their prints, the fundraiser will run for 30 days + being about 10 days in to it’a 30 day life span, it has already raised an impressive £125,000. Artists include Amber Pinkerton, Wendy Huynh, Harley Weird, Daisy Walker + Alex Walker among many more with each print costing £100 - all of which, after shipping + printing costs are covered goes directly to each cause. Examples of relevant causes being donated to include individual bailout fees, legal fees for social justice issues, food security for people of colour, indigenous struggles + racial discrimination cases intersecting with COVID-related struggles.
Support The Earth Issue’s mission HERE.
D A I S Y W A L K E R, Yuka #1, 2018
A D A M A J O L L A H, London 2017
A I S H A S E R I K I - Heaven Is Not Closed, 2019
A L I N A N E G O I T A - Untitled, 2012
A L E X A N D R A L E S S E - Kaye, 2017
A M B E R P I N K E R T O N - Window To The World, 2017
B I L L Y B O Y D C A P E -Road to Lobitos, 2016
C H A R L O T T E E L L I S - Untitled, 2018
You can find the full range of prints at theearthissuefreedomfundraiser.com
